As advances in artificial intelligence reshape markets, industries, and public policy, regulators, courts, and lawmakers are grappling with how existing institutions should respond.

In this issue of The Forum, Erie Meyer argues that AI companies should face greater legal accountability for harms linked to chatbot products and draws lessons from past efforts to hold tobacco companies responsible for known risks. Chris Jones examines the Robinson-Patman Act and contends that renewed enforcement of price discrimination laws could help lower consumer prices and strengthen competition. John Pendleton assesses whether nuclear power can realistically support the rapid growth of AI infrastructure, arguing that significant technological, regulatory, and economic hurdles remain.

Together, these essays explore how policymakers may confront some of the most consequential challenges emerging at the intersection of technology, competition, and economic policy.

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